Israel’s Antagonists Never Give Up First came WikiLeak’s revelations that Arab leaders were way more worried about an Iranian H-bomb than they were about the “Palestinians.” Indeed, they implored the USA and/or Israel to attack Iran and blow the mullah’s
Over the weekend, AP stories conveying the supposed outrage Asian-Americans felt toward Rush Limbaugh’s mockery of Chinese president Hu Jintao were ubiquitous. The stories were so racially charged and unapologetically one-sided that it was evident someone somewhere was either not
Um, Senator Schumer… the House and Senate are both part of the same branch of government: the Legislative Branch. Oh, and by the way… you sit on the Senate Committee that oversees the third branch: The Judiciary.
Last year I wrote in Big Government about ACORN”S most successful criminal enterprise, the New York Working Families Party. Linked directly to voter fraud in New York State, ACORN quietly changed it’s name in the State and it’s chief political
Two incidents occurred on January 19th, with one involving talk show host Rush Limbaugh and the other a song performed later by a Chinese pianist named Lang Lang at the White House State Dinner for Chinese president Hu Jintao. During
Reports that the Obama Administration may be secretly backing the protests in Egypt is troubling on several levels. First, there is the obvious fact that no one can ultimately direct and control social protests. Once they begin, they can quickly
The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner recently hosted a dinner for the man who’s holding the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner in prison. The Hollywood community and their human rights lobby were oddly silent on this event. Could it be
Prominent current and former members of SEIU local 73 are being investigated for their potential ties to the Hamas and FARC terrorist groups. Late last year, their homes were raided by the FBI, and they were subpoenaed to appear in
Many of the politicians in Washington, including President Obama during his State-of-the-Union address, piously tell us that there is no way to balance the budget without tax increases. Trying to get rid of red ink without higher taxes, they tell
Tweedle-dee, Tweedle-dumb, and…huh? Barack Obama’s handlers and speech writers revealed their re-election strategy last night in his State of the Union speech. The Obama clique thinks they are replicating Slick Willy Clinton’s (and Dick Morris’s) triangulation strategy after the electoral
The UK’s Telegraph reports that President Barack Obama will use the State of the Union address to raise the alarm about America’s global decline. As the Telegraph summarizes: “A briefing paper released by the White House in advance of the
Yesterday Roger Kimball at Pajamas Media had a piece on the controversy surrounding CPAC and the American Conservative Union’s board member Suhail Khan. See a lot more on Khan’s troubling associations here, here and here. An alarming prospect: a widespread
In the days after September 11, 2001 George W. Bush spoke at a Saudi mosque with some very questionable characters standing behind him, including the Executive Director of the Council on American Islamic Relations, Nihad Awad. Why would the President
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets012411.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss venture capital funding and the White House search for solutions to unemployment.
Was that a memorial for the victims of the Tucson shooting tragedy or a pep rally for President Obama that was held at the University of Arizona? Many were discomforted by the constant screams and cheers at a memorial service
Big Peace has been tracking the challenges faced by American energy companies during the Age of Obama. The Wall Street Journal has a new piece today which highlights how the power of American energy companies is on the decline while
Obama’s been in office for only two years and already they’re playing Red Chinese commie songs at State Dinners in the White House: The Epoch Times reports: Lang Lang the pianist says he chose it. Chairman Hu Jintao recognized it
From the Associated Press: New Hampshire Republicans elected a tea party figure as their leader and rejected the establishment-backed candidate, a sign that activists in this early voting presidential state have embraced the anti-government message that helped them make major
From the Wall Street Journal: President Barack Obama will call for new government spending on infrastructure, education and research in his State of the Union address Tuesday, sharpening his response to Republicans in Congress who are demanding deep budget cuts,
Can GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt talk President Obama into a major corporate tax cut? Immelt has been appointed to the new Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, which replaces the disbanded Paul Volcker Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Immelt was a member
From Paul Bond at The Hollywood Reporter: Forgive the political right while it gloats over Keith Olbermann’s reign coming to a close at MSNBC. After all, with a few exceptions, they’re being rather civil about Friday’s surprising news. At Glenn
Last night, in the “Keeping Them Honest” segment of his “360” program on CNN, Anderson Cooper broadcast a debate between me and Suhail Khan, a self-styled “conservative” Muslim. Unfortunately, Cooper seemed much less interested in keeping Khan honest than in
Another progressive who apparently missed the media’s lecturing about the New Tone: St. Louis board of aldermen president Lewis Reed summed up the event when he said “the growth of the tea party is driven by hate. They are trying
We were told that President Obama was going to get real results and take a tougher position toward China with President Hu’s visit. And to demonstrate his effectiveness, the White House has trotted out “accomplishments.” What exactly are the results?
Did the team that promised to bring diplomatic glory back to the USA misspell Chinese President Hu’s name on the White House web site? Here is a screen cap grabbed at 11:30 PM ET (click on it for full-size view):
